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Monday, March 30, 2015

This weekend felt a
bit like Groundhog Day -Did
virtually the same thing as last, STUR would say!But the
workouts and the basketball match ups WERE totally different -More
sprinting at Audrey Moore swim - brilliant!Thrusters
and rowing was CrossFit workout 15.5,New
running drills and such with Coach Johnny to work on her stride!Sunday
dawned cold and chilly…Was it time
to rest?! Don't be silly!The pace
for her 5-miler frankly felt blistering -Quality
in her runs is the goal she is figuring!Got it
done - four times she ran by a fort -

A Fort Hunt Fort!

Fort Hunt
was the place to practice her sport.

STUR Reading about Fort Hunt!

In
between games to determine the Final Four,Was a fun
swimming workout that wasn't a bore!

STEB's big race weekend
was finally here!Would she
meet her race goal? Never fear!She
cruised down to Richmond early Saturday...To the VCU
parking garage right on Clay!A short
walk over to Monroe Park…Hit up
the port-a-potties not on a lark!Then
headed over to the Monument Ave 10k start line…

This was actually the finish line...

Looked
for her corral and found the K sign!

Wave K!

There was
a rockin band down in the corrals -Played
some fun music and boosted the runners' morale!Started
the wave and walked up to the startCrossed
the line at 8:45 on the mark!STEB ran
her race just as planned it:She had descending
miles with a negative split!Managed
to sprint over the last two-tenths of a mile -Then
crossed the finish line with a smile!Went to
the Big Kahuna Kettle Corn stand for a treatAnd met
the nice folks who were there last year which was neat!

Yummy Kettle Corn!

Sports Backers
puts on an amazing event STEB'd
run this race again - no argument!

Monday, March 23, 2015

For STUR her weekend was very low key -Not much to do but swim and run and watch basketball you see!She also went to CrossFiton Saturday morning...Doing successions of cleans and presses - THAT wasn't boring!Checked in with run coach John to work on running form...Lots of mobility exercises is also the norm!Has noticed that going down stairs is becoming a breeze -She believes all the calf stretches is really the key!Sunday morning ran the fastest 5k she's done in years!It was a time trial so tough intervals are coming she fears!Race was on the W and O D and had a very small field!But was still more motivating than doing it alone for real!Sunday was a swim with master's coach Frank -Surprisingly she had something left in her tank!

Friday she hung out with The Voice of Ironman - what a blast!Then Saturday to TRI-MANIA she wentAnd really had fun working the Team Z tent.Who do you think she saw while there?Mike Reilly again! He had some funny stories to share.Sunday was a doozy -with an 8 mile runThen to the pool for 6,000 yards - and CBun was done!

A new
course to try - didn't have a clue...But STEB
had a race plan to do!Plan was
simple: to negative splitAnd
descending miles - that would be it!At the
end of it all STEB checked her GarminScrolled
through her splits to reveal a negative split for the win!

Lucky Leprechaun - check!

Attended
the Pie party on Saturday night...Look at
all the sweet pies - wow what a sight!

Sweet!

STEB and
STUR arrived with their pies in hand:

Rabbit pies!!

Lemon
meringue and apple? Sure was grand!Sunday
morning met up with STUR...

STUR
started her weekend off at the pool -Did 4x50's descend of fly. Isn't that cool?Inspired
by her friends doing races in the rain,Went out
for 5 trail miles - she felt their pain! Fun to
see some friends on a night celebrating Pi -

Pi? or Pie?

Lots of
people filled the party house - my, oh my!A run
with STEB then a swim ends the weekend journey -A fun
finish to find out who's in and out of the tourney!

Monday, March 9, 2015

STUR had a productive post snow weekend of workouts:2 CrossFit, 2 swims, and 1 run she can brag about!Friday at the box was super busy...19 people showed up you see!Still got in her wall balls, snatches, and sit-ups -Was that the W.O.D.? Yup!Saturday she went to Audrey Moore and somehow ended up in the faster lane -Had to swim for her life - it was insane!Back to CrossFit for some difficult overhead squats...And were there pull-ups too? Oh yes - lots!Beautiful weather on Sunday brought a 7-mile run on Beach Drive:

Lovely run views!

Mid run, RBud and CBun gave STUR a high five!

Mid-Run High Five!

Finished off the day with some time in the pool;The Bay Swim is soon - she's no fool!

Friday STEB took a day off...Of workouts that is - so don't scoff!Saturday morning she was at Audrey Moore, too!Just how much butterfly did she do?STEB's signed up for the Colonies Zone - the 200 fly!Never done it before - thinks she'll give it a try!She also needs to prep for the 200 IM...Should be a fun meet from beginning to the end!Later at home she did a quick spin!It was good to get on Trixie again!That afternoon she headed to a showSignature Theatre with RBug, you know!Kid Victory was an interesting oneIt was good - but not really 'fun'Later that night, what do you know?Pure Romance by Heather? Boy what a show!There was a prize for the worst drawing ever -This was the gift?! Never say never!

Mushroom Lipstick!

Fun with the ladies - a hilarious nightFun funny and informative - Heather was right!Sunday morning STEB did her treadmill workoutListened to an old playlist and fun songs without a doubt!Then she headed out to Bowl AmericaYou know, 'where thousands cheer' - duh!

T in Action!

She cheered on RBug's son, rolling for singles and doubles...T did great and bowled two games over 200 - no trouble!

T is a foot taller than STEB. He is scrunched way down to get in this selfie!

This was so cool!(And the Team Rabbit social media cards are pretty cool, too. Thanks, Kim!)

Saturday
morning met STUR for a swimPractice
included lots of fly and some IM for the win!After
they hit up the Sport Fair store to pick up their custom suitsAnd
chatted with Curly Sue about broken arms - in cahoots!Later
a super nice lunch with the RBugAt
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill it was fun!An
early night to catch up on some sleep that was lostThen
Sunday morning a treadmill run instead of out in the cold frost!

STUR started her weekend
off right with squats and box jumps -Some
improvement with both; maybe over the hump?Saturday morning met up with STEB to get in a swim at Audrey Moore;The
new coach Kira had a fun workout - it wasn't a bore!Then
they went to pick up their new Lane 4 swimsuits at Sport Fair...The
suit was supposedly not right but they didn't care!Got in
a short run around her neighborhood-KnowingSunday would
be icy - to be outside was good!Icy
the next day - hunkered down with an Insanity DVD -She
really wanted to sweat - don't you see?Slip-slided around when she went to walk the dog...Took a
nap then slept like a log!De-iced
the car to make it to another swim practice -Worked
on a bit of butterfly tactics!

Rabbits on the Web!

Team Rabbit is a small group of average - yet award winning - triathletes who love to put the fun in training and racing. With our rabbit ears worn when we run, along with our fun rabbit tops, we tend to stand out in a crowd. And - speaking of crowds - crowds of spectators seem to love us! So it's fun for the spectators, too. Look for Team Rabbit at a race near you soon!